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Fashion Trust Arabia names 2025 prize winners in Qatar

Fashion Trust Arabia (FTA), the non-profit organisation supporting emerging design talent from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), awarded the winners of its seventh annual FTA Prize at the National Museum of Qatar in Doha, celebrating designers across the region in ready-to-wear, evening wear, accessories and jewellery. Moroccan designer...

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Fanatics enters Middle East, opens office in Qatar

US digital sports platform Fanatics has entered the Middle East, opening a new office in Doha, Qatar, which will serve as a “hub for operations” in the region. The move comes on the back of the company signing a partnership with the State of Qatar in February, which included the country’s sponsorship of Fanatics Fest. It builds on Fanatics’...

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CR Runway to host ‘largest ever fashion show’ in Qatar, with music line up

CR Runway will be partnering with Qatar Creates to host the “world’s biggest fashion show”, set to take place during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 on December 16. ‘Qatar Fashion United by CR Runway’ will feature the works of more than 150 designers representing 50 countries, in an event held at the Ras Abu Aboud 974 Stadium. All proceeds from...

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Garment workers sewing England's World Cup jerseys are paid one pound per hour

In 2018 the England football team came under fire after the Telegraph published a story of Bangladeshi garment workers being paid 21 pence to sew England’s 160 pounds World Cup kit. Fast forward to Qatar, where a new jersey design and new factory have similarly adopted the practise of low paid factory workers, this time in association with Nike....

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Fashion

Is Valentino poised to buy Balmain for 500 million euros?

London - Is Italian fashion house Valentino set to acquire luxury label Balmain for 500 million euros? According to French newspaper, Les Echos, Valentino's Qatari owners, Mayhoola for Investments, has made a preemptive bid for the French fashion house. The Qatari investment vehicle is said to have offered 500 million euros (569 million US...

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Apparel

Wedding exposition IWED 2011

In its fourth year, the International Wedding Exhibition & Fashion Show Doha (IWED) attracted over 10,000 public and trade visitors. The IWED was opened by Saudi celeb Waed and Qatari businesswoman Mona Al Sulaiti. The luxury wedding event featured celebrity designers and over 100 leading providers of weddings decorations, photographers, dresses...